There were some changes to my downstairs stereo in 2014. The Rega CD player was moved upstairs and replaced with an Oppo 103 CD/DVD Player. The
Oppo acts a music server to a Synology DS411slim NAS (Network Area
Storage). This allows me to tap into my
over one TB of digital music. It has
redundant disk storage and back up. This
is actually a step back in digital sound but a step forward in digital music convenience
and management. The future may lead to adding
a used DAC (Digital Audio Converter).
On the analog side, added a Zu Audio’s Denon DL-103 R Mk.II cartridge with a Bob’s Devices CineMag 3440 AH (Blue) Transformer (MC) Step-Up Device. Wow, what a change this made. The system has included moving coils from Adcom, Sumiko, and Ortofon but this has quantum change in getting dynamic and low level percussion & bass information from the groves. This magical combination has been featured many times at the Capital Audio Show. Still looking to upgrading the pre-amp, phono pre-amp, turntable and tonearm
At the back-end of the system, an old pair of Sennheisers have been replaced with Mr. Speaker Alpha Dog Headphones.
Again, big “wow” reaction. The bass
and smoothness across the spectrum makes it a huge improvement. This can also be attributed to Burson SoloistHeadphone Amp / Pre Amp with is high quality build solid state that is very versatile.
There are a lot of big plans hopefully in the near future
including speakers and turntable, will be trying to make those dreams a
reality.
